Expectations for 2014-15 season? Time to end the sucess/failure debate for all

[The Rising Sun 709]

  On 02/05/2014 at 12:31, The only place to be said:

Ah, the Brendan Rodgers 'I only want us to win one way' type of football. Are we going to write letters to our opponents so they let us do that?

Why do I get the feeling that you view 'tactical wins' in a negative light? Were the 12 points we got off of Man City and Liverpool not to your liking?

Not only do you want a league and cup double, but you want it won in a certain way....unbelievable.

I'd be happy with progression and us acquiring players in the positions we need them. I think if we do that then the league is very much in our reach. I'd like to see the squad reshaped to better reflect what Jose wants and get rid of some of the deadwood.

The reason i put tactical in " " , was to say that there is nothing wrong with being tactically set up. But less buses next year. Thats all.

The 12 points we got off City and Liverpool were to my liking, but the way we got them can be better, and we have done it many seasons ago with Jose and Carlo, and drogba.

We can win convincingly again, and that is why i said i hope the new players complete the puzzle for Jose, and we can be set up to play a little more in some of these games, rather than bus it.

Progression and deadwood sold will give us the chance to think differently next season.

The only thing i disagree with you is that yes, i would like us to win the league next year, and win it in a certain style. What is so unbelievable about that? We can play much better and dictate a little more than we have done this season. We wont play like Liverpool/city. and we shouldnt, but we can surely find a middle ground between our general gameplay and that of City/Liverpool this season.

That itself will be enough to win us the league.

And finally. we can stop using the transition argument next season onwards.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Win the treble.

Doesn't matter if we play 19th century football or we kill football altogether.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

  On 02/05/2014 at 12:31, The only place to be said:

Ah, the Brendan Rodgers 'I only want us to win one way' type of football. Are we going to write letters to our opponents so they let us do that?

Why do I get the feeling that you view 'tactical wins' in a negative light? Were the 12 points we got off of Man City and Liverpool not to your liking?

Not only do you want a league and cup double, but you want it won in a certain way....unbelievable.

I'd be happy with progression and us acquiring players in the positions we need them. I think if we do that then the league is very much in our reach. I'd like to see the squad reshaped to better reflect what Jose wants and get rid of some of the deadwood.

BR: Specialist-in-failure in the making- the natural succesor to Arsene Wenger.

[Henrique 9,133]

  On 01/05/2014 at 20:08, Polo7 said:

I just hope, if we dont win anything, that RA doesnt do anything stupid. We need Jose Mourinho to stay for some time, we need a team built with some sort of consistency.

I think you just said at one point with no doubt, that Mourinho will turn the team into world beaters again next season.

[Henrique 9,133]

For me its pretty obvious: there is no going back for Mourinho after his excuses this season. Basically he said the entire season that we would not win the PL because we lacked a "real striker". He will have money and time to get who he needs. He had time to get to know the squad, and to understand what need to be done. It seems he likes to measure the success comparing with the previous season:

-UCL semi-finals.

-2nd/3rd in PL.

So my expectations are:

-UCL semi-final at lest.

-1st/2nd on PL.

If Mourinho fail again next season in the way he did this season, I doubt he will be here for 2014/15 season. Roman didn't hire a manager to turn Chelsea into the most hated club in the world, enemies of football, known for parking the bus and getting no results for that.

[BlueSunshine 672]

Of course i would love us to win a title next year, but i am not that optimistic. I believe that we need to start from more basic stuff, in order to be able to do what Jose said when he came back and that is to build the new Chelsea for the next decade.

Personally i will be happy if for the next season we create a team that can string two passes together and is actually enjoyable to watch while at the same time we promote more youth players to the first team and introduce some others like Courtois and Lukaku.

[Reddish-Blue 2,413]

  On 02/05/2014 at 15:30, The only place to be said:

For me it's once the manager has had a chance to build the team he wants. We've had midfield problems for YEARS and no striker worth his place since Drogba left. Now we actually have something approaching a decent midfield (Matic) and hopefully a proper striker (Costa). The squad has had a year under Jose to learn what he wants and they'll hopefully go on from there.

Fair enough, I guess it takes more than a year for the squad of players to learn how to park the bus & win games

[different level 1,056]

Win the league and do well in the CL or the other way around. We must win at least one of those to consider the next season a success.

[The only place to be 11,313]

  On 03/05/2014 at 01:09, Reddish-Blue said:

Fair enough, I guess it takes more than a year for the squad of players to learn how to park the bus & win games

I'm always amazed by the way people who dislike this club take a few instances of us 'parking the bus' and suggest we do it a lot. They did it in 2012 as well.

Bravo.

[Reddish-Blue 2,413]

  On 03/05/2014 at 08:42, The only place to be said:

I'm always amazed by the way people who dislike this club take a few instances of us 'parking the bus' and suggest we do it a lot. They did it in 2012 as well.

Never said I disliked the club....just not a fan of parking the bus tactics.

[The only place to be 11,313]

  On 03/05/2014 at 08:51, Reddish-Blue said:

Never said I disliked the club....just not a fan of parking the bus tactics.

Which we've employed how many times? Try watching the games and making your own mind up rather than listening to twats on twitter talk shit. We've 'parked the bus' in less than 5% of our games this season.

[Muzchap 8,966]

  On 03/05/2014 at 08:52, The only place to be said:

Which we've employed how many times? Try watching the games and making your own mind up rather than listening to twats on twitter talk shit. We've 'parked the bus' in less than 5% of our games this season.

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story

[The Power 147]

I'm expecting to win the PL, have a good run in both the FA Cup and the Champions League. I'd say we should get a proper LB, a new midfielder and a new world-class striker - also, sell more of the guys who won't make it here and bring up some more promising young players like Courtois, Lukaku who have been out on loan and proven themselves - and I guess giving a bit of time to academy products wouldn't hurt.

[ZOS 580]

I expect to see

• the signing of a true DLP, preferably some one like Modric
• the end of DL and Ramires as midfield duo
• a true striker with a good close-control of the ball who can actually play the game of football (not just a bully)
• Azpi back at his natural postion and the signing of a good LB (Shaw if possible)
• the return of, atleast, one of our loanees
• Chelsea being either the CL or PL champion

[boshman 1,073]

  On 03/05/2014 at 08:51, Reddish-Blue said:

Never said I disliked the club....just not a fan of parking the bus tactics.

Ok so next time we go to the home of a club who are top of the league, on an 11 game winning run, on the verge of winning the league title and who are destroying everybody in sight let's open the game up, leave spaces behind the midfield and defence for their best players to do what they do best and get blown away!! But then guess it doesn't matter if we get done 4/5 as long as we play decent football right?

[LAB 1,030]

I feel this is a thread that we may post only after the summer window transfer concludes.

[yuvala 2,167]

  On 03/05/2014 at 11:30, LAB said:

I feel this is a thread that we may post only after the summer window transfer concludes.

Exactly.

I think, in general we can all agree the the league is the priority, but IMO we'll have to see whether or not Jose gets the players he needs.

[didierforever 7,349]

  On 03/05/2014 at 08:52, The only place to be said:

Which we've employed how many times? Try watching the games and making your own mind up rather than listening to twats on twitter talk shit. We've 'parked the bus' in less than 5% of our games this season.

^this.